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AdvertisementHantavirusWorldEuropeNew suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da CunhaThe latest patient had briefly sat on a plane behind a Dutch woman who contracted the disease on the MV Hondius
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 12:59am, 9 May 2026Two new suspected cases of hantavirus were ⁠reported on Friday, one in Spain and the other on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, as experts race to contain an outbreak that began on a luxury cruise ship.
The announcements in locations thousands of kilometres (miles) apart will fuel concern about a cluster of cases so far associated with three deaths – though the World Health Organization has repeatedly said the risk to the wider public is low and the virus does not transmit easily.
A 32-year-old woman in the southeastern Spanish province of Alicante has symptoms consistent with a hantavirus infection and is being tested, Spanish health authorities said.
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AdvertisementUS-China relationsChinaDiplomacyTrust is key if China’s international arbitration goals are to succeed, experts sayChina’s newly revised Arbitration Law marks the most significant overhaul of the country’s commercial dispute framework since 1994
5-MIN READ5-MIN3 ListenYuanyue Dangin washingtonPublished: 11:45pm, 8 May 2026China’s international arbitration efforts have made significant progress, but more work is needed to attract foreign parties to arbitrate in China amid US-China rivalry, according to arbitrators and law scholars.China’s newly revised Arbitration Law took effect in March, marking the most significant overhaul of the country’s commercial dispute framework since 1994, in a move to promote cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen to develop into international arbitration centres, competing with current global leaders like London and Singapore.But a harder question for Beijing is not the amount of energy or resources poured in, but whether foreign parties..

A former JPMorgan banker accused of making explosive sexual harassment claims against a senior executive has hired a high-profile New York lawyer known for representing accusers of Jeffrey Epstein.Chirayu Rana, an Indian-origin former Wall Street analyst is being represented by Daniel Kaiser of the law firm Kaiser, Saurborn & Mair. Kaiser has previously acted for multiple women who brought claims against Epstein, the convicted sex offender and pedophile who died in 2019.Rana has sued JPMorgan executive director Lorna Hajdini, alleging she drugged him with viagra and subjected him to repeated sexual assaults. The claims were denied by the bank and Hajdini.The lawsuit describes a series of disturbing allegations, including accusations that Hajdini used drugs and coercion to control him. However, JPMorgan says an internal investigation found no evidence supporting the claims. A spokesperson said Rana refused to fully cooperate with investigators and declined to provide key supporting deta..

Quote of the Day by Plato Some quotations survive centuries because they still describe human behaviour with surprising accuracy. Even in a world of smartphones, artificial intelligence and social media, the ideas written by ancient Greek philosopher Plato still feel relevant. One of his most famous quotes is, “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”At first, the quote may seem simple but it has a deep meaning about fear, truth, knowledge and human nature. Almost all understand why a child fears the dark. Darkness is about uncertainty, about the unknown. But Plato thought that there was a very different kind of fear that comes with adulthood. He says the real problem begins when people become afraid of “the light” – truth, wisdom, understanding, self-awareness.That idea still has a close association with modern life. People today have more information than ever before, yet many still turn away from uncomfor..